Regulations on the date of elsertifikater-2011-12-16-1398 Ministry the Ministry of petroleum and energy published in the 2011 booklet 15 effective date last modified-01.01.2012 FOR 2015-12-17-1695 from 01.01.2016 Change applies to Norway Pursuant LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 2, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 5, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 7, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 8, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 9, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 10, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 11, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 13, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 15, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 18, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 21, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 23, LAW-2011-06-24-39-section 28, the law-2011-06-24-39-section 30, FOR-2011-12-16-1245 Announced at 29.12.2011. 16:00 Directed 01.01.2016 (Remarks temporarily removed) short title regulations on elsertifikater Chapter overview: Chapter 1. Introductory provisions (sections 1-5) Chapter 2. The approval of the production facilities (sections 6-13) Chapter 3. Measurement and reporting (sections 14-17) Chapter 4. Elsertifikatplikt, Declaration, information to end users, etc. (§ § 18-23)
Chapter 5. Elsertifikatregister, issuance, sales and cancellation etc. (sections 24-29)
Chapter 6. Final provisions (sections 30-39) Appendix 1. Content in the application for the approval of the production facilities as elsertifikatberettiget Appendix 2. Lasting increase in the existing hydroelectric power plant Attachment 3. Rebuilding and upgrading of existing thermal production facilities Appendix 4. The determination of the renewable share of the thermal production plants with mixed energy sources notes to the regulation on the legal framework established by the elsertifikater: Oil and energy 16. December 2011 with authorization in law 24. June 2011 No. 39 of section 2, elsertifikater section 5, section 7, section 8, section 9, section 10, section 11, section 13, section 15, section 18, section 21, section 23, section 28, section 30, cf. the delegation decision 16. December 2011 No. 1245. changes: modified by regulation 17 des 2015 Nr. 1695. Corrections: 01.01.2016 (remarks temporarily removed).

Chapter 1. Initial provisions § 1. Purpose the regulation should contribute to increased production of electric energy from renewable energy sources.

§ 2. The scope of the regulation with the corresponding attachment applies on Norwegian territory.

§ 3. Definitions in the regulations here be understood with: a) elsertifikat: a proof issued by the State that it's produced a megawattime (MWh) renewable electric energy according to the law on elsertifikater and this regulation.

b) elsertifikatberettiget: the holder of a production facility that has the right to elsertifikater if the terms of Chapter 2 of the law on elsertifikater and this regulation are met.

c) elsertifikatplikt: the duty of per 1. April every year to hold a certain number of certificates for cancellation according to the law on elsertifikater and this regulation.

d) renewable share: the part of the innmatet energy in a plant that is renewable energy and thus the basis for allocation of elsertifikater.

e) production facility: a facility for the production of electrical energy.

f) registry responsible: the entity that is designated as responsible for issuing elsertifikater, as well as develop and operate an online registry for elsertifikater.

g) allocation factor: the part of a fixed total production of electrical energy that qualify for the right to elsertifikater.

h) settlement responsible: the who, according to the energy law section 4-3 is designated as subject to responsible.

in) net production: with the net production refers to gross production in a power plant, referred to generatorklemme or equivalent, minus consumption in the help equipment in connection with the production of electrical energy, losses in the hovedtransformatoren related to the production of the power plant and energy from any help generator.

Expressions that are not defined in this regulation should be understood in the same way as in the law on elsertifikater.

§ 4. Elsertifikatenes term of Office Elsertifikater can be issued for the production happens to and with 31. December 2035. The last cancellation of elsertifikater going on 1. April 2036.

§ 5. Foreign elsertifikater Elsertifikater issued in accordance with the Swedish law on the elsertifikater can be used for the fulfillment of the obligation certificate in Norway.

Chapter 2. Approval of manufacturing facilities section 6. Application for approval in writing application for the approval of the production facilities that qualify for the right to elsertifikater, is to be sent the Norwegian water resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) in the way ENERGY DIRECTORATE determines.
The application shall contain the information set out in this regulation, including its attachments.
Deadline to apply for the approval of the production facilities that qualify for the right to elsertifikater is 1. April 2016 for production facilities in operation before 1. January 2012.

section 7. Decision on the approval decision on the ENERGY DIRECTORATE approval of got production facility for elsertifikatordningen.
NVE determines whether all or only parts of the production be approved under the scheme. This is reflected in that decision determines an allocation factor from 0 to 1.
NVE determines the time of build start for the individual production facilities. NVE can in case of doubt determine the point in time to be considered as construction starts.
NVE can set requirements for continuous reporting of the renewable share.

section 8. Renewable energy sources are issued for the production of Elsertifikater electrical energy based on renewable energy sources. NVE can in case of doubt determine what are renewable energy sources.

§ 9. Requirements to the production plant Facility for the production of electric energy based on renewable sources must: a) have had construction starts after 7. September 2009, b) be a hydroelectric power station that had build the start after 1. January 2004, or c) lasting increase their energy production with construction starts after 7. September 2009.

The production facility must in addition: a) be in accordance with the current licence, the licensing conditions or prerequisites for exemption for licensing, b) is placed in service by 31. December 2021, and c) have paid back any State investment support, with interest as provided by NVE, within 30. April 2012.

In production facilities that qualify for the right to elsertifikater it will exclusively be assigned to elsertifikater for the part of the production plant that has been put into operation by 31. December 2021.

§ 10. Requirements for documentation of the build start application for approval under section 6 shall contain documentation of the construction starts by the presentation of at least one of the following: a) message to the Labour Inspectorate for the start of construction work, b) approved detail plan from NVE, c) contract for the delivery of machine-and elektroutstyr, which together correspond to at least 20 percent of the total construction cost, or d) contract for all or part of the construction work , which together correspond to at least 20 percent of the total build cost.

For the production facilities up to 1 MW can alternatively presented documentation from your company on when the plant was put into operation, as the basis for determining the time of construction starts.
The documentation requirements of the first and the second paragraph does not apply to production facilities that will be built according to the licence or exemption for licensing is given after 1. January 2012 by NVE, oil and energy or the King in Council.
ENERGY DIRECTORATE on request can require additional documentation, including documentation mentioned in the first and second paragraph which is not presented in the application.

section 11. Special requirements for the approval of the sustained increase of produksjonsevnen sustained increase in produksjonsevne as a result of investments in existing production facilities gives the right to the elsertifikater. The same is true at opprustinger, extensions and new production facilities to replace existing facilities.
In the decision of approval determines an allocation that NVE factor represents the increase in produksjonsevne. Where the increase is calculated from a hydrological basis is determined this the basis of NVE.
Remedy because of aging and wear and tear is considered as maintenance and does not give the right to the elsertifikater.

§ 12. Elsertifikatperiode Elsertifikatperioden apply for fifteen years from the decision on the approval under section 7 or from the time that is set by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE in the decision.
For the production plant that was put in operation before 1. January 2012 will be shortened from the elsertifikatperioden period to the corresponding commissioning 1. January 2012.

section 13. Business interruption If a production plant is prevented from delivering electric energy due to unforeseen business interruption or events relating to the transmission or distribution of electrical energy, and thus the production facility will be prevented from receiving elsertifikater over a period longer than 30 days, upon application can extend the NVE elsertifikatperioden equivalent period the elsertifikatberettigede have not received elsertifikater. Elsertifikater may still not be issued for the production happens after 31. December 2035.

Chapter 3. Measurement and reporting section 14. Reporting by the issuance of elsertifikater get elsertifikater Elsertifikatberettigede issued on the basis of the clearing data submitted to the settlement administrator by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 on measurement, clearing and coordinated behavior by power sales and invoicing of net services. It must be installed measures for each approved production facilities for it to be able to be issued certificates.
The clearing responsible to forward the required data to the registry administrator.
Elsertifikatberettigede who want to be issued on the basis of elsertifikater net production from the gauges in your not covered by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 on measurement, clearing and coordinated behavior by power sales and invoicing of net services, even at his own expense provide for the reporting of measurement data. The reporting must be made by a professional and independent third party who is obliged to ensure that the requirements of the measurement system under section 15 are met, and ensures that the measurement data for the production will be reduced on the basis of the calculated correction factor before reporting to the registry administrator. [Measurement data will be sent according to the Ediel. 1]

Your company is going to send a copy of the corrective settlement as a result of errors in the reported measure values for elsertifikatberettigede to the registry administrator.

section 15. Provisions on measurement system it should be times for each measurement production facilities for it to be able to be issued elsertifikater.
During validation, estimation and correction of measurement data that is the basis for the issuance of the elsertifikater to be professional and independent third party who make the reports under section 14, third paragraph, follow the same requirements for a Web company after regulations 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 on measurement, clearing and coordinated behavior by power sales and invoicing of Web services section 3-10.

section 16. Provisions on measurement data and the correction factor Elsertifikater is issued on the basis of measurement data for the net production. The registry responsible to draw from the energy used for pumping water to the magazines.
For production facilities that are not covered by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 on measurement, clearing and coordinated behavior by power sales and invoicing of net services to measurement data that is sent to the registry responsible be based on net production. If measurement has been established for the gross production can it for production facilities that are not covered by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 on measurement, clearing and coordinated behavior by power sales and invoicing of Web services, lodged by the application, an estimate of the correction factor that takes into account the consumption in the resort's auxiliary and the loss in the plant's transformers. The calculation shall be made by a professional and independent third party. By gross measurements of production where there is a calculation of correction factor should be drawn from 2 percent before the submission of the measurement data to the registry administrator.

§ 17. Reporting of the relevant calculation amount of electrical energy Network company will within the middle of each quarter send message to the registry administrator for the relevant calculation amount of electrical energy for each elsertifikatpliktig in their Web site. The message will be for each elsertifikatpliktig contain aggregated calculation relevant amount for the preceding calendar year, as well as aggregate calculation relevant amount of up to and including the end of the previous quarter for the current year. Message to be sent with the help of Ediel according to message-Norwegian Ediel standard.
Elsertifikatpliktige in the Web that is not covered by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 must even within the middle of the subsequent quarter register calculation relevant amount of electrical energy in the preceding quarter of elsertifikatregisteret. The elsertifikatpliktige should be able to document that the stated calculation relevant amount of is correct.
NET the company shall disclose in its elsertifikatpliktige network on which measures it delivered or is the withdrawal of the relevant calculation amount of electrical energy. For measuring the points where only parts of the consumption is relevant to calculation, the online company disclose what proportion of which are relevant. calculation. The message will be sent as soon as possible with the help of Ediel message according to the Norwegian Ediel standard.
The registry responsible to continuously record the relevant calculation amount of electrical energy reported from online companies in the elsertifikatregisteret for the individual elsertifikatpliktige.

Chapter 4. Elsertifikatplikt, Declaration, information to end users, etc.

§ 18. Elsertifikatpliktige Elsertifikatpliktige are: a) any that delivers electric energy to the end user, b) any consumer electrical energy that is self-generated, and c) any who purchase electric energy for own consumption on the Nordic Power Exchange or through bilateral agreement.

In cases where the buyer is elsertifikatpliktig by letter c) is not the seller elsertifikatpliktig.

§ 19. Calculation relevant amount of electrical energy Elsertifikatpliktens scope corresponding to the elsertifikatpliktiges calculation relevant amount of electrical energy in the individual years, multiplied by elsertifikatkvoten (ratio) that is set out for the same year after the law on elsertifikater.
As a calculation relevant amount of electrical energy is considered as mentioned in the deliveries the Storting's decision about the consumption tax on electric power section 1 as it sounds for the budget term 2011. The purchase of electrical energy to cover the nettap is not the relevant calculation.
After the decision on the application that grasps the ENERGY DIRECTORATE industrial power consumption with actors who run power intensive industrial activities that fall within the Norwegian standard for commercial grouping (SN2007) 17.1, 19.2, 20.1, 24.1 or 15.2, and who is not exempt for the second paragraph, is not considered as relevant calculation. The players must also notify the Web companies where they measure the points where consumption is not the relevant calculation.
Players have until by the end of 31. December to apply for exception from the elsertifikatplikten for the current year. For actors who are given exemptions for industrial power consumption with authorization in § 19, third paragraph, will the decision on exceptions apply all year round.

section 20. Message elsertifikatplikt The elsertifikatpliktige will send the message to the ENERGY DIRECTORATE in the way ENERGY DIRECTORATE determines within two weeks after the elsertifikatplikt has occurred.
NVE can after prior notification make decisions about registration of players who have not signed up as elsertifikatpliktige.

§ 21. Declaration for the fulfillment of the elsertifikatplikt The elsertifikatpliktige to within 1. March each year, control the calculation relevant amount of electrical energy for the last calendar year, as well as any correction for the calendar year before, in elsertifikatregisteret. If the elsertifikatpliktige believe that the wrong calculation relevant amount of electrical energy is registered in elsertifikatregisteret, this evidence of the registry responsible on that calculation relevant amount of electrical energy differ from the volume specified in the elsertifikatregisteret.
The elsertifikatpliktige to within 1. March each year set the number of elsertifikater to be canceled on their own account in elsertifikatregisteret.
By disagreement between registry responsible and the elsertifikatpliktige about calculation relevant amount of electrical energy, it can elsertifikatpliktige within 15. may require that NVE decision that determines whether understand electrical energy calculation is considered relevant.

§ 22. Correction of the calculation relevant amount of electrical energy If your company after the 1. March elsertifikatpliktiges corrects the calculation relevant amount of electrical energy for the preceding calendar year, to the registry administrator adjust for this in the elsertifikatplikten by next year's cancellation. It should not be corrected for changes in the amount of calculation time back relevant longer than the year before the year it will be canceled.
When adjusting under subsection elsertifikatplikten shall be recalculated based on the elsertifikatkvoten of the year correction applies. The difference between the original and the new elsertifikatplikten be deducted from or added to the elsertifikatplikten for the last calendar year.
If the elsertifikatpliktige wins the dispute in the complaint under section 22 where the complaint concerns the reported calculation relevant amount of electrical energy for the last calendar year, it must verify that your network elsertifikatpliktige the company even includes a correction in the further reporting to the registry administrator.

§ 23. Information to end users At the elsertifikatpliktiges price information and marketing to end users to costs arising from the elsertifikatplikten included in the price of fixed-price contracts and variable contracts. By contracts directly related to the spot price to costs arising from the elsertifikatplikten be included in the initial extra charge.
The elsertifikatpliktige will provide end users with billing information on elsertifikatkostnaden and elsertifikatplikten, by showing to the website of NVE.

Chapter 5. Elsertifikatregister, issuance, sales and cancellation etc.

section 24. Elsertifikatregisteret Registry responsible to create a elsertifikatregister and create elsertifikatkonto for elsertifikatpliktige and elsertifikatberettigede or other after written application.
Elsertifikatpliktige should have their own elsertifikatkonto.
A principal can have several accounts with associated under accounts in the elsertifikatregisteret.
Account holder by proxy can hand over the disposition of the account to the other.
The registry administrator shall collect and record information, including: a) when the account was created b) relevant information about the principal, which may include tax exempt number, first and last name, date of birth and place of birth of the person to dispose of the account, address, country, phone number, and position in the business c) the account's elsertifikatbeholdning d) movements in the account e) elsertifikatets sales price and date for signing the contract f) liens that rests on elsertifikatbeholdningen g) when elsertifikatet was issued h) when elsertifikatet was canceled in) any powers and the necessary information about these , which may include your name on the proxy donor, VAT registration number, if applicable, the first and last name on the proxy, date of birth and place of birth on the proxy, address, country, phone number, and position in the business.

The registry administrator is responsible for the operation of the elsertifikatregisteret and for registration by issuing and annulment of elsertifikater.
The registry responsible shall have appropriate arrangements to monitor the registration in elsertifikatregisteret is correct and notify the NVE if there is reason to believe that incorrect or misleading information is recorded in the elsertifikatregisteret.

§ 25. The issue of elsertifikater the registry responsible will issue one elsertifikat to the elsertifikatberettigede for each megawattime electrical energy produced in approved manufacturing facility. Each elsertifikat shall have an identification number and date of issuance.
Facility that is approved for elsertifikater elsertifikater is assigned equal to the product of the reported production data adjusted under section 16, the allocation factor and renewable share.

A elsertifikat is issued to the elsertifikatberettigede by elsertifikatet recorded on his or her elsertifikatkonto. The registration shall be made without undue delay.
After authorization from elsertifikatberettiget can elsertifikater be issued to someone else's elsertifikatkonto.
A elsertifikatberettiget who believes to have been issued an incorrect number of elsertifikater, may require that NVE how many don't understand the decision on elsertifikater the elsertifikatberettigede is entitled to. The claim should be filed to the registry responsible, which sends the case to NVE for decision together with the registeransvarliges comments on the claim.

§ 26. Sales of elsertifikater the seller of the elsertifikater to record the number of elsertifikater that be transferred from seller to buyer, sales price and date of signing the contract in elsertifikatregisteret by transfer from seller to buyer. Sales price is the price at which the seller and buyer have agreed.
Selling, buying, and others who have account in elsertifikatregisteret will be on request provide the contract documentation, other information related to the transactions in the elsertifikatregisteret and whether the parties to the registry responsible and ENERGY DIRECTORATE.

§ 27. Cancellation of elsertifikater Registry responsible to quarterly calculate elsertifikatpliktens scope per based on elsertifikatpliktig elsertifikatkvote and calculation relevant amount of electrical energy and enter this on the elsertifikatpliktiges account.
The registry administrator shall 1. April cancel the number of elsertifikater that the elsertifikatpliktige have set for the cancellation. If it is not specified how many elsertifikater to be cancelled, to cancel the registry responsible that is sufficient for the fulfilment of the obligation certificate.
The elsertifikatpliktige must ensure that the number of canceled certificates on the elsertifikatpliktiges account is correct, and by error notifying the registry administrator within 15. April.
The registry administrator shall, within 15. may report to NVE number of canceled certificates as well as the data for the calculation of relevant amount of electrical energy.
By disagreement between registry responsible and the elsertifikatpliktige about correct number of voided elsertifikater, the elsertifikatpliktige within 15. may require that NVE fatter decision in the case.
The elsertifikatpliktige duties by the end of 31. March to hold on their account that the number of elsertifikater to be canceled.

section 28. Information and reporting to NVE NVE should have direct access to elsertifikatregisteret. NVE may require it to be worked out a function for standard reports, and access to this feature.
The registry administrator shall prepare quarterly reports to the ENERGY DIRECTORATE with information about, among other things: a) elsertifikatpliktiges calculation relevant power supply or consumption, as well as the procurement of elsertifikater, b) the number of issued certificates in total and per plant with indication of time of issuance, c) the number of traded certificates, and d) registered prices.

section 29. Price information etc. The registry shall publish the responsible on an ongoing basis information about the transfer of elsertifikater in elsertifikatmarkedet, including the time of the transfer, the time of signing the contract, the number of overdratte elsertifikater, as well as the price of elsertifikatene.
The registry responsible to publish the daily volume weighted average price on the elsertifikater elsertifikatmarkedet overdratte in the last 12 months, as well as the number of elsertifikater that are issued during the same period.

Chapter 6. Final provisions § 30. Control ENERGY DIRECTORATE leads control with the provisions given in or pursuant to the law on elsertifikater be met.
Any covered by this regulation should contribute to the implementation of the control. This includes among other things, obtaining information and documentation that is necessary to carry out the control.

section 31. Disclosure and disclosure of information Elsertifikatberettiget has information duty to NVE, and shall on its own initiative as soon as possible inform about. the following: a) the rebuilding of production facilities that require change in the installed power, b) discontinuance of the times the measurement of production, c) changes that affect the production plant's production of electrical energy, compared with what is specified in the application for approval. section 6, d) other significant changes in the production facility which is approved. section 7, e) information about the new holder of the approved production facilities, including the new holder's name, company and person or organization number, f) address changes, new contacts, or phone number.

If electricity production be laid down, on its own initiative to inform elsertifikatberettiget NVE within 14 working days.
For the evaluation of the balanseansvarliges financial strength, to the registry responsible on request provide information about clearing responsible calculation relevant delivery or consumption, as well as the acquisition of elsertifikater. This applies to each elsertifikatpliktig who is also the balance responsible.

section 32. Toppings can provide the ENERGY DIRECTORATE orders as are necessary to ensure that the provisions or decisions laid down in or pursuant to the law on elsertifikater or this regulation is complied with.

section 33. Coercive NVE can make decisions about fines to ensure that a duty imposed by or pursuant to the law on elsertifikater or this regulation are met. Tvangsmulkten can be determined as a running mulkt or as a lump sum. Tvangsmulkten accrue to the Treasury and are enforceable for disbursements. NVE can fully or partially waive accrued coercive.

section 34. Withdrawal of approval if authentication that are provided on the elsertifikatberettiget basis of incorrect or misleading information, or if for other reasons production facility no longer meets the requirements for approval, the approval be withdrawn of NVE.

section 35. Charges to NVE fee for coverage of the costs of proceedings NVEs and supervision, required in from elsertifikatberettigede.
The rates should be set so that the total fees over time does not exceed the actual expenses for case management have NVE and supervision by law about elsertifikater and this regulation.
The fee is enforceable for disbursements.

section 36. Fee to the registry responsible anyone who makes use of the system of elsertifikater after this regulation, of the registry responsible charged fee for coverage of the registeransvarliges costs related to the scheme. The total fees should correspond to the actual costs the registry administrator has at efficient development and operation of the registry in the life of the plan. Fee structure of the registry responsible shall be approved by NVE.

section 37. Fee for non-cancellation of elsertifikater NVE can impose the elsertifikatpliktige a fee for each elsertifikat that is missing to meet elsertifikatplikten.
In cases where the decision under section NVE grasps the 27, and the elsertifikatpliktige has canceled a few certificates, to the elsertifikatpliktige be given the opportunity to cancel the necessary number of elsertifikater, if these per 1. April were available on an account belonging to the elsertifikatpliktige.
Fee per elsertifikat be set to 150 percent of the volume weighted average price recorded in elsertifikatregistrene in Sweden and Norway in the period 1. April in the preceding calendar year to 31. in March the current calendar year. Size of the fee should be made public by NVE within 1. June.
Final decision on the imposition of the tax is enforceable for disbursements.

section 38. Exemption in particular cases NVE can dispense from these regulations and conditions set pursuant to this regulation.

§ 39. Entry into force these regulations shall enter into force 1. January 2012.

Appendix 1. Content in the application for the approval of the production facilities as elsertifikatberettiget the following information shall be given in the application for approval: 1. Type of application (authentication for the entire production, approval for the parts of the production and/or approval of the production plants with variable renewable share).

2. Information about the holder of the production plant (name/company, VAT registration number, ownership structure, address, etc.).

3. The contact person for the application.

4. Information about the production facility (name, type of facility, annual production, installed power, locality).

5. Documentation of the build start and/or commissioning.

6. P-code (s)-identification of the production measure (s) and any codes for pumping.

7. Account the driver's member number in elsertifikatregisteret.

8. If relevant: what measures is hit for lasting to increase production, and how big the enduring the increase of total production is for action.

9. Description of the measuring arrangement in connection with the application to it of production facilities that are not covered by regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 attached a enlinjeskjema over the electrical systems. For the production facilities are in the scope of the regulation 11. March 1999 Nr. 301 can be attached over the enlinjeskjema the electrical systems: Enlinjeskjemaet of the electrical systems will display the following equipment and its location: a) which measure (s) that form the basis of reported production data (measures the number/name) b) For each of the meters: type and accuracy class c) Transformatorenheter on the power adapter location d) any ancillary equipment in connection with the production of electrical energy e) any meters for imported energy to the power plant f) if applicable, need power-/reserveaggregater g) For transformatorenhetene to the stated annual loss or data that makes it possible to calculate these, if the measures for the production data is placed in front of the transformer h) when the annual energy consumption for your own consumption and ancillary equipment is not deducted shall be provided measurement data.

Appendix 2. Lasting increase in the existing hydroelectric power plant measures that can provide lasting increased produksjonsevne in existing hydroelectric power stations are grouped as follows: a) Session slukeevne, increased magazine volume, new transfers. These effects of the measures means that the power station will be able to take advantage of a larger annual water volume.

b)

Increased gross vertical drop, reduced falltap. These effects can give a higher energy production from the same trickle.

c) increased the efficiency of fixed equipment. With increased efficiency is understood increased efficiency of turbine, generator and/or the station's transformer. 

1. Documentation the increased produksjonsevnen should be documented in the application for approval to be elsertifikatberettiget. The application should contain documentation on the investments and initiatives and the applicant's assessment of the increase in production because of the measures.
Measures that fall under a) or b), rendered in Appendix 2, shall be documented with målsatte drawings/pictures.
Measures that fall under the c), rendered in attachment 2, documented efficiency measurements by Graduate preferably before and after the investment of the current production plant. Alternatively, the mode of graduate measurements on models be presented as documentation.
For larger projects that involve multiple components to an overall assessment of the increased produksjonsevnen quality-controlled by a professional and independent third party.
Applications that apply to permanent increased produksjonsevne from existing hydroelectric power stations should contain the following information: For the following points to be values for the production plant both before and after the investment provided: a) the mean inflow [million m ³/year] b) Means production [GWh/year] c) the mean gross fall height [m] d) Magazine volume [mill. m ³] e) Slukeevne, Qmaks [m ³/s]; Largest water flow through the power plant by the mean gross fall height f) maximum power [MW]; Maximum output at maximum water flow, Qmaks, and the mean gross fall height g) energy equivalent by Qmaks [kWh/m ³]; Specific energy production by power the work's slukeevne h) age on the components that must be replaced.

The inflow and the production, which referred to in letters a and b above)), both before and after the investment, to be referred to it by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE specific hydrological basis.
The mean gross vertical drop is to be calculated in the following way: where Hm, brt = Mean gross vertical drop; m = Highest water HRV regulated condition; metres above sea level IRV = Lowest regulated water levels; metres above sea level UV = Under water/height for outlet, metres above sea level.
This definition can be waived by more years of magazines and by small suction magazines where it bestrebes to keep a high water level.
If under water (UV) is regulated, this is calculated as 2. Calculation of the effect of increased slukeevne, increased magazine volume, new transfers these effects means that the plant can take advantage of a larger part of the trickle and/or a larger inflow. The production increase attributed to these effects are calculated based on hydrological basis established by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE. 
3. calculation of the effect of increased vertical drop, reduced falltap these effects implies that trickle provides more energy in that it in the suction point has a higher position energy. The higher energiekvivalenten to be used on years of trickle, and the annual production increase should be calculated from the tilsigs series established by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE. 
4. calculation of the effect of the increased efficiency of turbine this effect means that the energy trickle increases. Mode of graduate to be made in the polls four operating point, where the two of them to be at the station's most common operating points. The distribution of the production of the four operating points shall also be provided. The annual production increase should be calculated from the tilsigs series established by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE.
If the measure that provides the production increase only include some aggregates should be given an allocation of the production on the production the plant's generators.
If it is not possible to conduct or academic degree proper efficiency measurements, can the applicant as an alternative to the mode of graduate readings refer to a formula that gives default values on the benefits in terms of improved efficiency by the replacement of the turbine. This formula work is determined by the ENERGY DIRECTORATE. 
5. calculation of the effect of the increased efficiency of other fixed equipment New generator provides a fixed mark-up on the one percentage point. New transformer gives a fixed mark-up on the one percentage point for power plants under 10 MW. For larger power stations need to improved efficiency be documented.
Investments in other type of fixed equipment in the power plant that provides increased efficiency can also come into consideration, if finds that it is BEING given satisfactory documentation on this. 
6. Power Station in series application for approval for elsertifikater is per power plant. Investments that do not directly can be associated with one power station will be attached to the application one or be distributed on several. The applicant shall allocate the production increase to the specified power station. 
7. Pumping Energy used for pumping water to be drawn from the overall increase in energy production.
Modification to the pump power station must in the same way as other investments document the net increased production. 

Appendix 3. Rebuilding and upgrading of existing thermal production facilities Existing thermal production facilities that produce electric energy based on renewable sources of energy and that is upgraded, qualify for the right to elsertifikater for net increase of production of electric energy based on renewable energy sources.
Existing thermal power production facilities that will be built about to replace the use of fossil energy sources with renewable energy sources to qualify for the right to elsertifikater for all of the plant's production if the rebuilding has a significant scope and leads to permanent production of electrical energy from renewable energy sources.

Appendix 4. The determination of the renewable share of the thermal production plants with mixed energy sources Procedure the holder of the production plant reports into renewable share in previous month within the 10. each month.
For enrollment of renewable share be used own form that is sent to the registry in charge, with a copy to NVE. The form can be obtained by contacting the ENERGY DIRECTORATE. 
Beregningsmetodikk for the renewable share the starting point for the determination of the renewable share in a thermal production plants with mixed sources of energy are energy sources NCV. The plant supplies both power and heat to the same renewable share applied for both power and heat production.

1) Waste Renewable share and energy content by combustion of waste can be determined on the basis of the average values. ENERGY DIRECTORATE sets out the average values based on the analysis carried out in collaboration with the industry for the following waste types: a) of household waste: the remaining waste from households collected through the municipal renovation scheme.

b) Sorted food waste: Rest waste from industries, normally without or with little wet organic waste, which has undergone a pretreatment in the sorting plant, or, more simply, before the pre-treatment is provided as fuels. Building and construction waste (BA) are included in this category.

c) Unsorted industrial waste: the remaining waste from the industries that normally is collected via container or container renovation in business, business, private and public services businesses, etc. Category contains normally much wet organic waste at the level of household waste. The waste will be delivered directly to the combustion with energy utilization without preprocessing or only with kverning as pre-treatment.

d) Flammable residual waste from the recycling center: includes both household and industrial waste that comes at the recycling center and sorted as flammable residual waste.

For other industrial waste, which cannot be allocated to the categories mentioned above, the renewable share is determined through your own analysis, conducted by a professional and independent third party.

2) wood For wood used standardized brennverdier. Used wood with varying degrees of moisture, this must be documented. The average value of the energy content in applied wood can be used if this is intended by a professional and independent third party. 

Notes to the regulation on elsertifikater